Goodness, gracious, me – almost the end of October, already – where did 2017 even go?!
Well, we survived another winter – helped, in no small part by superb instore performances by the marvellous Nadia Reid and Glass Vaults.
This year has also seen terrific new albums from The National, Iron & Wine, Paul Kelly, Neil Young, Swidt, Neil Finn, Lana Del Rey, Thundercat, Liam Gallagher, Beck, King Krule – basically, one of the best years in living memory, I reckon.
And I hate to say it, but it’s actually not too early to start thinking about Christmas – gifts for those in far-flung places, vouchers, Slow Boat tee shirts – let us take the sting out of Xmas giving!!
A heap of exciting shows headed our way over the coming months – Nadia Reid, Bic Runga, Anika Moa, not to mention Future Islands, plus Auckland shows for Feist and Sir Paul McCartney!!!
Well, colour us excited. More news from the Slow Boat frontlines as it comes to hand – stay tuned!!